Sheryl Sandberg and her Lean In organization are rolling out a new program for girls ages 11-15, designed to encourage girls to set leadership goals, navigate risk, and identify and challenge bias.
Sandberg says she was inspired to create this new initiative because the adult Lean In community is thriving, with 80,000 circles in 183 countries, growing faster than ever before.
"Girls in high school are twice as likely as boys to think that having any leadership role will make them be called 'bossy.'
"We really want girls to embrace and lean into their superpowers.
We want girls to know that they're going to face stereotypes that there's going to be headwinds.
Persons:
Sheryl Sandberg, Sandberg, –, Rachel Thomas, Latricia Barksdale, Mark, We've
Organizations:
CNBC, Public Charter Schools, Girls Inc, Girl Scouts of, Lean, VP, Meta, Hawaii —
Locations:
Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas, Hawaii, Airbnb